Enrollment
14
Washington · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Benge, WA
Benge Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Benge Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 530045000118
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Benge Elementary earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Washington schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Washington.
- 34
- Resource Index · Typical
- 7:1
- small classes for Washington
- 14
- students enrolled
Benge Elementary has class sizes smaller than 98% of Washington schools. Computed live against every Washington school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Benge School District · Washington
NCES ID 530045000118 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7:1
vs 17.6:1 Washington avg
-60% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Benge Elementary compares with Washington and U.S. medians
What stands out at Benge Elementary
Benge Elementary is a small elementary school in Benge, Washington, enrolling 14 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7:1, Benge Elementary is leaner than roughly 98% of Washington schools and 60% under the state's 17.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Washington schools, with 14 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,394 scored Washington schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 25/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 64.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Benge School District spends $33,750 per pupil, 73% above the Washington average, a better-resourced district than most.
Benge School District operates only this one school, so Benge Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 14 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Washington's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Benge Elementary compares
Benge Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Washington | Washington avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 7:1 | ▼ 60% | 17.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 14 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
14
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
7:1
students per teacher
- 60% below state mean
Top 2% in Washington - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
64.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$33,750
per pupil, district-wide
- above Washington avg of $19,487
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 85.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.3%
Largest group: White at 85.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 24.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 24.5, Benge Elementary is less mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Benge School District, which includes Benge Elementary.
$33,750
Per student
+73%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
+103%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 13.4%
State 78.4%
Federal 8.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Washington, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~14 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Benge Elementary
How many students attend Benge Elementary?
Benge Elementary has 14 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Benge, WA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benge Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Benge Elementary is 7:1, which is 60% lower than the Washington average of 17.6:1 and 55% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Benge Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Benge Elementary is White at 85.7% of enrollment, in Benge, WA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Benge Elementary?
Benge Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Benge Elementary a good school?
Benge Elementary earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Washington schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Washington. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Benge School District?
None reported; Benge School District operates only Benge Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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